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| Title: | Images of Ancestors
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| Series: | (Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity) |
| Author: | Jakob Munk Hojte (ed) |
| ISBN: | 8772889489 : 9788772889481 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pages: | 309 |
| Weight: | .796 Kg. |
| Published: | Aarhus University Press - December 2002 |
| List Price: | 22.95 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | History of art: BCE to c500 CE; ancient & classica: Human figures depicted in art: Social & cultural history: Social & cultural anthropology: Ancient Greece: Ancient Rome |
To achieve status in the classical world, a certain intimacy with one's ancestors was essential. By referring to the illustrious exploits and qualities of his forebears, a man could strengthen his position in society. If his origins lacked sufficient glory, he could construct a family tree and testify to its authenticity through the judicious use of portraits and legendary allusions. In this volume, fifth in the "Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity" series, 11 scholars analyse ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome. While some contributions address the artistic, social and political significance of given portraits, others address broader themes: true and false forefathers in the portraits of Hellenistic rulers, the question of whether women were ancestors in republican Rome, and how the Roman non-elite used funerary statues to acquire an ancestor.
